Methodius of Olympus, Other Fragments. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 6 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1886), public domain.
Passages · 8
- Other Fragments Chapter 1 — Fragment I. I. But, perhaps, since the friends of Job imagined that they understood the reason why he suffered such things, that just man, using a long speech to them, confesses that the wisdom of the divine judgment…vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 2 — Fragment II. II. Observe that the Lord was not wont from the beginning to speak with man; but after that the soul was prepared, and exercised in many ways, and had ascended into the height by contemplation, so far as…vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 3 — Fragment III. III. Many have descended into the deep, not so as to walk on it, but so as to be by its bonds restrained. Jesus alone walked on the deep, where there are no traces of walkers, as a free man. For He…vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 4 — Fragment IV. IV. Seest thou how, at the end of the contest, with a loud proclamation he declares the praises of the combatant, and discovers that which was in his afflictions hidden, in the words: “Thinkest thou that…vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 5 — Fragment V. V. But Methodius: The Holy Spirit, who of God is given to all men, and of whom Solomon said, “For Thine incorruptible Spirit is in all things,” He receives for the conscience, which condemns the offending…vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 6 — Fragment VI. VI. The Same Methodius. I account it a greater good to be reproved than to reprove, inasmuch as it is more excellent to free oneself from evil than to free another.vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 7 — Fragment VII. VII. The Same Methodius. Human nature cannot clearly perceive pure justice in the soul, since, as to many of its thoughts, it is but dim-sighted.vatican.va
- Other Fragments Chapter 9 — Fragment IX. IX. The Same Methodius. Justice, as it seems, is four square, on all sides equal and like. The just judgment of God is accommodated to our affections; and such as our estate is, proportionate and similar…vatican.va
Scripture cited · 6 verses
Job 21:22 · Job 22:2 · Job 40:3 · Wisdom 12:1 · Isaiah 49:9 · John 1:9